What is the difference between Ocher Khaki and Iraqi Sand?

ΔE 6 (close). Iraqi Sand is warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Ocher Khaki vs Iraqi Sand

Ocher Khaki

Brand: AK Interactive
Range: 3rd Gen Figure Series
Code: AK11422
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #998042 (estimate)

Iraqi Sand

Brand: Vallejo
Range: Model Color
Code: 70.819
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #a6844f (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 6.3, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Iraqi Sand is warmer than Ocher Khaki.

Can I use Iraqi Sand instead of Ocher Khaki?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 6). Iraqi Sand is warmer than Ocher Khaki.

Can I use Ocher Khaki instead of Iraqi Sand?

The same difference applies the other way round: Ocher Khaki is cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Ocher Khaki on the colour wheel See Iraqi Sand on the colour wheel

Other Vallejo paints close to Ocher Khaki

Ocher Khaki vs Green Ochre (70.914)Model Color · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Iraqi Sand
Ocher Khaki vs Orange Ochre (70.824)Model Color · ΔE 6, close
Ocher Khaki vs Middle Stone (70.882)Model Color · ΔE 8, close

Other AK Interactive paints close to Iraqi Sand

Iraqi Sand vs Green Ochre (AK11122)3rd Gen Standard · ΔE 6, close · closer than Ocher Khaki
Iraqi Sand vs RAL 1039 F9 Sandbeige (AK11325)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close
Iraqi Sand vs Australian Camouflage Brown (AK11347)3rd Gen AFV Series · ΔE 7, close

All matches: Ocher Khaki equivalents · Iraqi Sand equivalents